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 Educating the Muslims of America By Yvonne Y. Haddad, Farid Senzai, and Jane I. Smith
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 The Many Faces of Political Islam By Mohammed Ayoob
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 Who Speaks for Islam? What a Billion Muslims Really Think By John Esposito and Dalia Mogahed |
 How The American Mainstream Media Reports The Israel-Palestine Conflict By Marda Dunsky
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Date: Saturday, October 30, 2010
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Plans to build an Islamic Community Center called Park 51 near Ground Zero in Manhattan went from a local issue to a national controversy seemingly overnight.
Park 51 would house fitness facilities, an auditorium, a culinary school, arts and education programs, a library, childcare services, a September 11th memorial and prayer room, intended to be run separately from Park51 but open to all.
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London: In an important and alarming report to the U.N.
Security Council in early July 2010, Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon warned
that rising tensions between Lebanon and Israel could lead to a new war
with potentially devastating consequences for the entire region. He cited
dozens of examples whereby the two warring camps - Israel and Hezbollah -
almost came to blows and accused them of violating the 2006 cease-fire
resolution that ended the 34-day war in 2006: Hezbollah maintains "a
substantial military capacity," and Israel continues to conduct daily
over-flights of Lebanon and refuses to withdraw from the disputed northern
border village of Ghajar.
Azeem Ibrahim, Fellow and Policy Board Member at the Institute for Social Policy and Understanding, has today met the US Assistant Deputy Secretary of Defense, Doug Wilson, forming part of a small group of experts to discuss the issue of US Islamic radicalization within the Muslim American community, specifically the South Asian diaspora. Also attending the meeting were the Deputy Director of the National Security Council, the organization in charge of the Global Engagement Initiative for the President, and Nayyera Haq, the Deputy Director of Communications for the State Department. The meeting was hosted in Secretary Wilson's office at the Pentagon. It follows on the heels of Azeem's having been invited to deliver a briefing at the US Congress highlighting how to tackle Islamic extremism over the long term, in which he detailed a number of lessons learned from his pioneering research and Islamic programs. Azeem is no stranger to tackling extremist ideologies and has an extensive track record for breaking new ground in this area. In the past he has advised the UK government on counter-terrorism and radicalisation strategy after delivering a keynote speech at the Security and Cohesion Leaders' Summit at Whitehall. He subsequently wrote a policy memo on 'Reducing Terrorism over the Long Term', which was distributed to every MP, Peer and Member of the Scottish Parliament. The memo aroused intense interest amongst senior politicians within the United Kingdom and in the United States.
 The Pakistani SurgeThe Way Forward for Counterinsurgency in Pakistan Haider Mullick, ISPU Fellow
This Special Report examines the recent progress in, and challenges to, Pakistan’s counterinsurgency strategy and advances four main recommendations on how to make international support to Pakistan effective and worthwhile. First, the United States and its international partners must encourage the successful surge strategy but consistently monitor and recommend improvements as necessary. Second, foreign aid and support should go in tandem with persuading Islamabad to expand its operations against most insurgents and terrorists, and its efforts to stabilize the country post-conflict. Third, the United States and its partners must help Pakistan in a way that is both visible and politically sensitive. Finally, lessons learned from the Pakistani surge must be assimilated by the Pakistani military and shared with international partners, especially the US military.
 Tackling Muslim Radicalization: Lessons from ScotlandAzeem Ibrahim, ISPU Fellow
The 9/11 attack upon the United States awakened Washington to the danger of violent Muslim radicalization on its soil. In the long term, the only way to defeat radical Islamists is to reduce the motivation for Muslims to radicalize in the first place. This report explains the cutting-edge solution currently operating in Scotland.
New! Understanding Shari'ah: A Tale of Two Popes Sherman Jackson, ISPU Board of Advisors
New! Why Pakistan plays a double game Fawaz A. Gerges, ISPU Fellow
New! Islamophobia in America: Where Do We Go From Here? John L. Esposito, ISPU Board of Advisors
New! Islamophobia and the Muslim center at Ground Zero John L. Esposito, ISPU Board of Advisors
New! Turning Our Back on Religious Freedom Hurts All Americans Sahar Aziz, ISPU Legal Fellow
New! Pride and Prejudice at Park51 Muqtedar Khan, ISPU Fellow
New! Build the 'Mosque' or Burn the Qur'an? It Hurts Some, But it is Constitutional Zareena Grewal, ISPU Director of CSAM
New! Religious Freedom, Free Speech Face Off Nationwide Arsalan Iftikhar on NPR, ISPU Fellow
New! Lessons from Both Sides of the Atlantic on Tackling Islamic Radicalization By Azeem Ibrahim, ISPU Board of Directors
New! Drop the Charges Against Anwar Ibrahim By Azeem Ibrahim, ISPU Board of Directors
New! United States of Islamophobia? By Arsalan Iftikhar, ISPU Fellow |
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ISPU 2010 Annual Banquet with Keynote Speaker Rashad Hussain
CENTER FOR THE STUDY OF AMERICAN MUSLIMS
CENTER FOR GLOBAL HEALTH
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REPORTS
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U.S. Aid to Pakistan - U.S. Taxpayers Have Funded Pakistani Corruption Azeem Ibrahim, ISPU Fellow
The Muslim Friday Khutba: Veiled and Unveiled Themes Dr. Mazen Hashem, ISPU Fellow
Death by Culture?: How Not to Talk about Islam and Domestic Violence
The American Muslim Physicians Study
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